On October 26, 2015, 12 members of the US Congress sent a letter to Guatemalan President Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre to raise concerns about abuses related to the El Tambor gold mine in San Pedro Ayampuc, Guatemala. The letter calls on… Read More ›
La Puya
‘La Puya’ – an example of the defense of territory
Since 2012, the inhabitants of San José del Golfo and San Pedro Ayampuc in Guatemala have organised themselves to defend their land through ‘La Puya’– a non-violent resistance movement, from where a strong network was created in order to stop… Read More ›
La Puya – Intimidation and Resistance
A great piece on La Puya was posted on the website for El Eco del Dolor de Mucha Gente, which we have featured here previously. It really is a fine resource. There some fine photographs here and the whole piece… Read More ›
Victory for La Puya
The ‘Comunidad en Resistencia‘ of La Puya achieved a notable victory in a Guatemalan appeals court when it ruled in favor of the right of the residents to be consulted about those projects that affect them and ordered the suspension… Read More ›
On the front lines of mining protests with the Maya
Sr. Dani Brought accompanies resisters outside the gold mine at La Puya. Armed police are a constant, intimidating presence. (Mary Jo McConahay) Mary Jo McConahy has written this piece for the Global Sisters Report website. It is reproduced here. To… Read More ›
¡Que viva La Puya! – ¡Viva!
On Sunday, 1st March, La Comunidad de Resistencia celebrated their third anniversary in their struggle against the imposition of a gold mine in their community. Known as La Puya, the community is situated in the area around San Pedro Ayampuc,… Read More ›
La Puya – 3rd anniversary approaches
Since March 2, 2012, residents from around the proposed site of the El Tambor Mine had maintained a peaceful, 24-hour blockade at the entrance to the mine, which is owned by the Reno-based engineering firm Kappes, Cassiday & Associates (KCA)…. Read More ›
The Environmental Impact Study of La Puya “is the worst I’ve seen in 42 years”
An enlightening interview with Dr. Robert Moran, American hydrologist and geochemist reveals some of the detrimental effects of the Minero Progreso Derivada II project on La Puya and the surrounding areas. The interview was originally published in Spanish by Plaza… Read More ›
La Puya Peaceful Resistance – Multi-media slideshow
James Rodríguez (MiMundo) put together a wonderful multi-media slideshow for the Guatemala: No Going Back! Conference held in London yesterday. It was done for Latin American Mining Monitoring Programme (LAMMP) and we are grateful to be able to show it… Read More ›
Under the Volcano
An anti-mining banner at the roadblock reads: “Defend our Mother Earth from the rats.” Guatemala sits atop a wealth of natural resources—nickel, gold, silver, and titanium—that lie beneath the country’s rich volcanic soil. In 1960, the Canadian-owned and -operated International… Read More ›
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